Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate biodenitrification efficiency with starch-stabilized nano zero valent iron (S-nZVI) as the additional electron donor in the presence of S2O3 in aqueous solutions, under anaerobic conditions. The main challenge for nZVI application is their tendency to agglomeration, thereby resulting in loss of reactivity that necessitates the use of stabilizers to improve their stability. In this study, S-nZVI was synthesized by chemical reduction method with starch as a stabilizer. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by TEM, XRD, and FTIR. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) image shows S-nZVI has a size in the range of 5-27.5 nanometer. Temperature and S-nZVI concentration were the important factors affecting nitrate removal. Biodenitrification increased at 35°C and 500mg/L of S-nZVI, in these conditions, biodenitrification efficiency increased from 40.45 to 78.84%. Experimental results suggested that biodenitrification increased by decreasing initial nitrate concentration. In the bioreactor biodenitrification rate was 94.07% in the presence of S-nZVI. This study indicated that, Fe2+ could be used as the only electron donor or as the additional electron donor in the presence of S2O3 to increase denitrification efficiency.
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